Cardinals wear the Knights down

Posted:
Saturday, October 1, 2011 2:00 AM EDT

LA PORTE CITY (KWWL) -

Since losing its season opener by three points at West Delaware, Maquoketa has been on a serious roll. The Cardinals have won four games in a row by an average of 39 points, including a 36-0 victory over a Central Dewitt team that handed Union its only loss of the year.

The Knights with one loss in district play and a number of key players injured or dinged up needed the win this Friday. Knights Head Coach Joe Hadacheck had his boys ready to play at the beginning of this one. Third play of the game the Knights defense come up big, with Quarterback Chase Coakley finding a Knight instead of a Cardinal. Brenden Kuhn with the pick at the 34-yard line.

Then, fourth and two, Sophomore Quarterback Jay Scheel finds Bradley Gallup for a 24-yard reception which sets up Wes Burnside, playing a bit dinged up, but takes the ball off the rightside for a 2-yard touchdown. Knights up six to zero.

The Maquoketa Cardinals wasted little time going eight plays and capping it off with Coakley finding #7 Perry Hawks darting down the sidelines all by himself for a 44-yard touchdown reception.

Next series for the Knights, Scheels finds the injured Quarterback Trev Hadachek three different times through the air with this pass completion the biggest as it would set up Wes Burnside once again going 17 hard fought yards to the zone. Knights 12 Cardinals 7 at the end of one.

To start the Second Quarter the Cardinals march 73-yards on 11-plays with Craig Johnson taking it off the leftside for a one yard touchdown plunge. Cardinals 14 Knights 12.

A few minutes later the Cardinals strike once again through the air, Coakley finding Jonathan Bopes for 24-yard TD grab putting the white and red up 21 to 12. It was 21-15 at the half and in the end the Cardinals wear the Knights down winning 35-15, improving their record to 6 and 1 while the Knights fall to 5 and 2.